Nevertheless, in a news release subsequent to the push for expanding background checks, Rep. Maloney stressed that such checks would “keep guns out of criminal hands.” According to The Hill, Maloney added, “It wouldn’t be hard for gun show hosts to set up a background check station for private sellers. Many states already have this requirement, and my legislation would nationalize it.”

Oregon passed background checks for gun shows in 2000. Then, in 2015, Democrat lawmakers in Oregon said that was not enough and expanded checks to every private sale in the state.